Hope

"With new hope. We build new lives. Why complain when it rains?This is what it means to be free."

"Raindrops lingered in a melody of remembrance cast from the heavens above as I myself cast aside the dryness of the present day."

"As long as one can think as an outsider, an observer apart from the conflict, there is hope for a resolving thought."

"Solitude – the space between thinking” from Cinderella In Focus."

"Times are not what they were, and we cannot be, either. If you sit and wish for what you want, you may not see it this side of the grave."

"I close my eyes and dream, because wishes are out of my reach. They require hope. Dreams do not; they are fueled by the unreal, the forbidden, the things that will not ever exist in this world."

"Everyday in heat, rain or cold, I ran - alone in the woods - in the hills near our home. There I felt the gentle touch of God. I head Him whisper, 'You're stronger now. It's time to tell the truth of what happened. Tell your story to give hope to others."

"Once you truly understand that it is okay to lose or fail, you are free, you have nothing to fear, and only then, can nothing in this world hold you back."

"Live like a tree, giving, forgiving, and free."

"Every night I tell my children all of the things that I love about them. I tell them how proud I am of their accomplishments and how much better our lives have been since they were born. I hope they will always realize how much they are loved and valued. I feel so blessed that they are in my life."

"His hope was like an intake of icy air—it hurt—and just as sharp and sudden was his jealousy. In an instant he was hot and cold with it, his hands clenching into fists so tight they burned. A flare of adrenaline coursed through him and left him shaking, and it wasn’t her. It wasn’t her, and for the fleeting flash of an instant, he felt relief. Followed by crushing disappointment and self-loathing for what his reaction had been."

"John will never forsake the weak and the helpless, nor fail to bring hope to the hopeless. That is what they believe, and so they do not worry. They go on and laugh and sing. Things are bound to come out right tomorrow. That is the secret of Negro song and laughter."

"Laughter is a tangible evidence of hope."

"Any education that doesn't allow you to think freely is not an education but a prison."

"Happiness absolutely depends on how you think."

"Let us think, let us love Just for a day, just for a night Let us find peace and happiness Deep in our heart with spiritual light."

"What you think about yourself is more important than what others think about you."

"With the music of our singing in the background, I looked at the church candles and thought about the surreal connection between images and memory. The peaceful and joyous candles flickering there during the Christmas ceremony projected warmth, comfort, and familiarity – even though thy emitted the same kind of fiery energy as the flames caused by the war."

"...ever plagued by the naive hope that this timemy intuition might be mistaken..."

"If you want to be, if you want to see, let us read a lot, then we will have a shot!"